76th Anniversary Celebration (UDHR): Sports & Human Rights

10 am - 6 pm, Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Live Oak Pavilion A-D, Florida Atlantic, Boca Raton

The Center for Peace, Justice and Human Right’s annual fall signature event will bring together practitioners, academics, diplomats, politicians, teachers and others to raise awareness about and learn how to better advance the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).The celebration will include Musical performances, art, keynote, breakout sessions, and will conclude with a hors d’oeuvres banquet and awards ceremony. Please check back for regular updates and full schedule as it is confirmed!

View the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) 30 Articles

Program

• 10 -10:30 pm: Welcome and Introduction, Angela D. Nichols, Director PJHR
  
  
• 10:30-11:20 pm: Activist Airwaves: Podcasting as a Tool for Advocacy and Change, Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin
  
  
• 11:30-12:20 pm: Title Forthcoming, Jermaine Scott, Assistant Professor, Department of History, Florida Atlantic
  
  
• 12:30-1:20 pm: Lunch
  
  
• 1:30-2:30 pm: Title Forthcoming, Marquese McFerguson, Assistant Professor of Intercultural Communication, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic 
  
  
• 3:30-4:30 pm: Keynote: The Games We Play: Considering the Politics and Possibilities of Sports and Human Rights, Amira Rose Davis, Assistant Professor in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas-Austin
  
  
• 4:30-6 pm: Reception & Awards (This will be in the outdoor area in front of Live Oak A-D)
  
  
  

More information by email to pjhr@jsxfjn.com  |  View the 75th Anniversary Celebration UDHR Event Archive (2023)